Comments on specs for my Power Workstation

[tracyballard]

well, thanks to some help from this board (with special props to 2048megabytes for his suggestions), I think I have my parts selection figured out for my Monster Office Machine. I'm going to try to pick these up in the next month if no one has any other suggestions. Comments?




processor - Athlon II X4 640 Propus Quad-Core (3.0 gigahertz)

mobo - GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 Socket AM3 Motherboard - supports DDR3 and up to 95 watt Athlon II. MicroATX with onboard video

memory - CORSAIR XMS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Ultra Stable Desktop Memory

power supply - XClio GoodPower 500W power supply

hard drive - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

PCI fan - AOC FC-2000 PCI Slot Case Cooler

OS - Windows 7 home 64 bit builders edition

case - my old emachines T5212 Pentium D case, seems to be normal ATX config, with new replacement case fan.

optical - DVD RAM drive from my current emachines Celeron, compatible with all types of DVD/CD media, I may also try to use the front USB hub from one of my old machines.

cpu cooler & heat sink - recommendations?

anything else?

 

[diduknowthat]

I would advice against slot coolers. They're loud and barely move any air. Just get a new fan for the case (looks like the back of the case fits an 80mm fan). As for HSF, you don't have too much clearance in that case. Take a look at this one if you don't want to spend too much money:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134